CVE-2026-41861Arbitrary Root File Write via Path Traversal in BOSH agent
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Path Traversal in BOSH-Ecosystem / BOSH allows an IaaS-metadata attacker to make the agent write a root-owned file with partially attacker-controlled body to any path ending in .network, and create any missing parent directories with mode 0777 via network Alias on Ubuntu. Affected versions: BOSH agent < v2.847.0 (jammy <= v1.1202, or noble <= v1.364). Lower bound unspecified in advisory ("All bosh agent versions").
- CVSS
- 4.2 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- vmware
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
CloudFoundry Foundation BOSH cloudfoundry_foundation:bosh (from the name) | before 2.847.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2026-41861-arbitrary-root-file-write-via-path-traversal-in-bosh-agent/
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